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Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
The Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo is a great San Francisco Bay Area destination for children. Located in Palo Alto, the museum offers fun and education exhibits targeted towards its young visitors. The exhibits at the museum do change. The current one is focused on bugs, which showcases various insects. Outside, you can see…
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Green Onion Pancake Recipe
This is my way of making green onion pancakes or 葱油饼. It is not the traditional way. 1. Boil a cup of water. 2. Measure 10 oz. of all purpose flour and pour into a food processor. I don’t use anything special. Just the industrial size bag of flour from Costco. I’ve tried countless green…
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How to Make Naan
It all started at Howie’s Artisan Pizza. I really loved their pizza crust. After buying a dough ball from them, I discovered how dough should feel in the hand: soft and malleable. In other words, I was not using enough water in my recipes. With this insight, I was finally able to crank out green…
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iOS 6 Maps
For better or worse, iOS 6 brings a new Maps app. The 3D button offers a cool three-dimensional view of nearby buildings. The feature is much more impressive when browsing around the City. The 3D effect is practically unnoticeable in burbs of Mountain View. I see two big changes in the new Maps app. First,…
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Eshom Campground, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park
While trying to find a campground at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park on short notice, I came across Eshom Campground, which had a camp site open for reservations. On Google Maps, the campground appears a short drive from Grant Grove. But, in this case, appearances can be deceiving. On the ReserveAmerica website, the location…
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MacBook Pro SSD Upgrade
I have a MacBook Pro. A 17-inch, Mid 2009 model. I have been staring at the MacBook Pro with Retina Display for some time now. But once it is configured with 16GB of memory and 768GB of flash storage, the price climbs to $3,499, and that model is not in stock…yet. However, I did not…
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Sweetwood Group Camp at Half Moon Bay State Beach
We went camping a few weeks ago at the Sweetwood Group Camp site in Half Moon Bay State Beach. Reserve America rated Sweetwood as primitive, which certain gave me some pause. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. As it turned out, we were far from being consigned to the Stone Age at this camp…
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This American Life: Americans in China
Was listening to the Americans in China podcast. Includes the requisite discussion on search engines and censorship.
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Año Nuevo State Park, Pescadero, CA
Inspired by AAA’s Top Beach Towns for Summer article in the most recent issue of VIA Magazine, I headed out to Pescadero for the first time. I first stopped at Arcangeli Grocery Co.. The original plan was to picnic at Año Nuevo State Park; however, since it was already close to lunch, we ate at…
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MacBook Pro with Retina Display Unboxing Photos
A MacBook Pro with Retina Display showed up this morning. First, the top cover of the box was removed. The MacBook Pro was wrapped in a transparent protective film. MacBook Pro out of the box. The MacBook Pro sits recessed in its box. Below, Apple carefully stored the power cord and other accessories. The svelte…